Legal Opinion
Lane v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 28, 1981No. 55289PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice:
In this appeal from an order terminating parental rights to the five children of the appellants — the natural parents — two issues are presented: [1] Was the order terminating the parental bond against the clear weight of the evidence? [2] Did the trial court commit reversible error in admitting improper evidence at the termination hearing? We answer both questions in the negative.
A petition to adjudicate the deprived status of five children and to extinguish their parents’ rights to them was brought by the district attorney March 16, 1978.1 The cause was reached for hearing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Parham v. J. R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bellotti v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- J. v. v. State, Department of Institutions, Social & Rehabilitative ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Matter of Christopher H.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- In Re Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions for Juvenile CasesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Brewer v. MurrayCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2012
- In Re State Ex Rel. A.W.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2011
- In re Amendments to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions for Juvenile CasesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
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